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Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

One of a Pair of Peacocks

Maker

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (German, 1710-present)

Title

One of a Pair of Peacocks

Year

1728-1731

Medium

  • Porcelain with enamels and glaze

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Porcelain with enamels and glaze

Materials

clay products

Geography

Place Made: Dresden, Germany

Dimensions

17.3 cm (6 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: crossed swords with pommels in underglaze blue under base

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

41.135.1

Type

  • Ceramics

Publications

  • Books

The Lucy Truman Aldrich Collection of European Porcelain Figures of the Eighteenth Century

Articles

Arlene Shechet Interviewed by Judith Tannenbaum

Exhibition History

Arlene Shechet
Meissen Recast
Jan 17, 2014 – Jul 06, 2014

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Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (German, 1710-present)
One of a Pair of Peacocks, 1728-1731
Porcelain with enamels and glaze
17.3 cm (6 13/16 inches)
Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich 41.135.1

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